A bad, really stressful day

[mmcnealy]

OK, the systems here officially suck. The IT people are even worse. A simple report takes 13 minutes to run because its run locally and not on the DB server where it should be. Oh, and appearently its ALL our fault because we want everything on one report instead of 7.

"Oh, but if we had a Data Warehouse it would solve all our problems" said the IT lady

Yah, right. And this silver bullet's going to kill the ware-beast in one shot.

Insert flashback to last boil the ocean IT project in different company, that took two years of planning before it was cancelled.

I need to come up with some finatically great solution to this Gordian knot before I go insane.

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[mmcnealy.livejournal.com]

My LJ is just where I vent my frustrations and vitrol. The actual contact with the people is pleasent and nice, I have learned the hard way how to butter them up to get them to co-operate and get things done.
I never tell them how badly the query is written, or that the design is stupid, rather I always suggest ways to maybe improve the results for the customers.
Its really hard to argue against improving service to the customers.

I have been on both sides of the wall, been IT and bailed because it was all about paperwork, process and not getting anything done.

I bailed out of the burning plain that was the dept. and went into the business side, where I got the tools and learned the knowledge to write my own queries and reports. Got laid off from that job because it moved 3000 miles away to the East Coast.

Now if I can just get the new IT dept to give me the tools to get the job done..... He he he. >:)

They don't want to give us the tools so we can do it ourselves, because that would make them redundent and they would have nothing to do. But they also don't want to do what needs to be done.

I have another geek partner in my group who is on a quest with me to manipulate things in the right direction. Its just been one of those head banging against the wall weeks.

[gailsedotes.livejournal.com]

try beer and chocolate - the times where i have gone to the sql boys with food in hand has always opened a door = and let them know it is a bribe - they get promised so much and no one ever delivers - so come with payment up front and they will at least listen - for as long as the beer lasts!